poem analysis

Poem: Enemies by Wendel Berry

A typed copy of the poem should be annotated noting various elements of poetry found within. These features include but are not limited to: form/structure, imagery, voice/persona, symbols, archetypes, simile, metaphor, allusion, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, assonance, consonance, rhyme, onomatopoeia, etc. (Consult your text or lecture notes.) Please make these explanatory notes and comments clearly and legibly on the page.

Additionally, you should note the theme of the poem (in one, full sentence) as well as any other important or significant information or further discussion of the elements noted. This might include further discussion of symbols or metaphors found in the poem, imagery, archetypes, references to historical events or literature, information about the reason for the poet’s writing of the poem, etc. Consider why the poet chose certain words, or chose to rhyme or not to, or why he/she included or left out certain features of poetry, etc. (If you do not have enough space, please attach a separate page STAPLED to the first.)